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Tim Kaine: “We gave the White House seven days to answer. These are not…”

Featuring: Tim Kaine, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Virginia

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We asked the President to give Congress answers to these questions, which are fundamental questions about an Article 1 branch's responsibility to be engaged in decisions about military action. We gave the White House seven days to answer. These are not hard questions. They've not answered. The seven days expired yesterday. We have no indication that they will answer. And that's likely to lead to a War Powers resolution and a required vote in Congress. (01:21–01:30)

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Asserts that the White House did not respond to the Senators' questions within the seven-day deadline.

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